Fountain for ink or other fluids



(No Model.) 7

v s. E. WHARTON.

} FOUNTAIN FOR INK OR'UTHER FLU No. 576,014.

Patents 26, 1897.

ATTOR/VHS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL E. WHARTON, OF WEST SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN.

FOUNTAIN FOR INK OR OTHERFLUIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 576,014, dated January26, 1897. Application filed April 15, 1896. erial No. 597,627. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. WHARToN, of West Superior, in the countyof Douglas and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fountains for Ink or other Fluids, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is particularly to provide an ink-fountainor a fountain for any fluid that is to be held in bulk and to bedispensed in small quantities through the medium of a brush, pen, orlike implement, and to so construct the said fountain that it will berevoluble, and to provide the fountain with a funnel-mouth so placedthat when the fountain is filled and the funnel is at its highest point,or at the top of the fountain, the liquid will be so contained in thefunnel that it may be readily taken up by a pen or a brush or similardevice introduced into the funnel-mouth, and whereby, further, theliquid will preserve its level in the said funnelmouth and the liquidwill be always accessible, no matter to what extent it may be used, bysimply turning the fountain to the right or to the left, bringing thefunnel-mouth in such position that the liquid may gravitate therein uponfinding its proper level.

A further object of this invention is to provide a means whereby thefunnel-mouth will extend for a major portion of its width beyond theexterior of the fountain, so that the aforesaid funnel will alwayscontain an ample supply of ink or other fluid.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the fountain thatit will have a natural inclination from the rear in direction of thefront, at which portion the aforesaid funnel-mouth is located.

The invention consists in the novel con struction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indieatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is afront elevation of the improved device. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation, a part of the receptacle being broken away and thefunnel-mouth of the receptacle being shown as in its upper position; andFig. 3 is a vertical section through the receptacle and the lessdiameter at the back than at the front,

so that the liquid shall naturally gravitate toward the front portion ofthe receptacle.

It will be understood that the receptacle may be made of any materialthat may be found desirable, and preferably the outlet 14 for thereceptacle is located adjacent to its edge at the front, and the outletis in direct communication with a funnel-shaped mouth 12, the aforesaidfunnel-mouth occupying a horizontal'position and the contracted endbeing its forward end.

I desire it to be understood, furthermore, that in using the termfunnel-mouth itapplies to a flaring mouth representing the bowl of afunnel minus the shank, and therefore the outlet 13 of the saidfunnel-mouth is more or less contracted. Preferably in attaching thefunnel-mouth 12 to the aforesaid receptacle 11 the said funnel-mouth ismade to extend about half of its depth beyond the periphery of the toform a well for the fluid, which will practically seek its level in theaforesaid funnelmouth. Furthermore, when the. funnelmouth is carriedbeyond the exterior side portion of the receptacle 11, and thefunnelmouth is in its lower perpendicular position,as shown in Fig. 3,it will receive and contain the last drop of liquid which may have beenin the receptacle, especially so since the receptacle itself is given adownward inclination in direction of the funnel-mouth.

It will be understood that while it is desirable that the funnel-mouthshould be placed as shown in the drawings, that is, extending beyond thebody of the vessel, the said mouth may be placed even with the edge ofthe receptacle and still operate successfully. The funnel-mouth or cupmay also be applied to a receptacle of any cross-sectional shape, itbeing understood that when the receptacle is rectangular or square themouth would be placed at one of its angular portions or corners.

In the operation of the device, when the receptacle is filled, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2, the funnel-mouth will be at the top, its major portionextending beyond the top of the receptacle, and the ink or the fluidcontents will be readily exposed. As the fluid contents of thereceptacle are used the receptacle is revolved or turned upon its base,either to the right or to the left, as may be desired, and by so turningthe receptacle the funnel-mouth will be placed in position to receivethe fluid contents to practically the same measure as when thereceptacle was entirely filled and the mouth in its upright position.XVhen the funnelmouth is carried to the lowest position shown in Fig. 3,it will receive the last drop of liquid contained in the receptacle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A fountain for liquids, consisting of a receptaclehaving an outlet near its edge, and a funnel-mouth surrounding with itslarger surrounding the receptacle-outlet, the said funnel-mouthextending beyond the periphery of the said receptacle at an angle to thesaid peripheral surface, as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with a base, of a receptacle mounted to turn in thesaid base, provided with an outlet at one end near its edge, and afunnel-mouth surrounding the said opening, the contracted portion of thesaid mouth being the outlet of the same, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

4. The combination, with a base, of a receptacle mounted to turn in thesaid base, provided with an outlet'at one end near its edge, and afunnel-mouth surroundin g the said outlet, the contracted portion of thesaid mouth being the outlet of the same, the said receptacle being ofthe greatest diameter at that end at which the aforesaid funnel-mouth islocated, as and for the purpose specified.

SAMUEL E. WHARTON.

\Vitnesses:

ERNs'r MUERGANG, J. D. SCANLAN.

